June Mentoring Session: Networking Your Way Forward with Ray Williams

UFSC Toronto Group Mentoring Session with RAY WILLIAMS, Managing Director, Institutional Derivative Sales, National Bank of Canada.

The mentoring sessions are an opportunity to interact with some of the top elite executives that have partnered with UFSC.  The sessions are held with small groups of 10 to 15 members to enable an intimate and interactive setting.  The mentors will share their experience and insight and answer any questions pertaining to a specific profession or career strategy in general.  Members have found these sessions to be extremely valuable where they learn wisdom they don’t teach you in university classes
 
Ray Williams is a financial services executive with over 25 years of experience in Global Capital Markets. Mr. Williams has worked for major financial institutions in both Europe and North America, in various management capacities.  He has also been actively involved in diversity programs at his places of employ.  He has been an active and continuous member of the local chapter of the Urban Financial Services Coalitions (UFSC).
 
Mr. Williams is a Past President of UFSC and continues to be actively involved with the organization at all levels, and in that capacity acts as a mentor to a number of individuals.  Mr. Williams is also a past advisor to the Federal Government (2000-2006), specifically, the President of the Public Service Commission (PSC) & the President of the Publics Service Human Resource Management Canada (PSHRMAC), and the Clerk of the Privy Council, as part of an External Advisory Group (EAG) on Embracing Change, a program designed to reconcile the evident disparities of Visible Minorities within the Federal Public Service and Federally regulated industries.
 
Mr. Williams currently sits on two Boards. CANFAR – The Canadian Foundation for Aids Research, and is also the Chair of CANFARs' Investment Committee. United Way of Greater Toronto – Investment Committee. Additionally he is enrolled with DiverseCity onBoard as part of the Maytree Toronto City Summit initiative. Mr. Williams is currently Head & Managing Director Institutional Derivative Sales at National Bank Financial (NBF) the investment banking arm of National Bank of Canada (NBC). and is responsible for marketing Derivative solutions to a wide range of clients across Canada.
 
Date & Time: Wednesday, June 16, 2010 at 6:00 pm
 
Cost: FREE for UFSC Members, NOTE: This event is open to UFSC Members only.  Not a 2010 member but interested in joining or renewing your membership – just go to http://www.ufsc-toronto.org/membership/main for details!
 
Venue: Session will be located downtown in the financial district - venue details will be provided to those who RSVP for this event.